Session notes (Vance)
Notes from PCI July 19, 2010
After introductions, questions reiterated ...
What is the art of teaching with ICTs?
Has our role as teachers changed?
What benefits, issues and challenges are you faced with?
What themes would you like to discuss at this event?
We break into groups. Mine thinks challenges include
convincing colleagues that IT is important
Young people are using it, be open to their teaching us
New things happening all the time, you learn one thing, there's another,
but students can help
I asked my group about their internet situations
One has one internet equipped room, rotates 3 teachers, plus computer lab
Another has wireless but no one brings laptops
one uses CDs at home, no internet
Comments
we can't wait for preparation, we have to teach ourselves
Integration in class is a problem, how can we use IT now
One teacher asked her students what they do online:
Orkut,
messenger,
search with Google,
students parents consider this a waste of time
Big challenge: there are many online tools for classroom use, but how to know the tools and how to use them
Then I started talking about how students can use internet, how to get into blogging, how to start forming networks via twitter, groups, networks
Bee's report
Teachers using the old paradigms, how to find the right tool at the right time.
Perception that using technology is not teaching
Security and control problems
familiarization, culture of sharing not present
Need to collaborate, stand on shoulders of giants, connect with others with the same interests
practical steps: group forms community of practice to exchange information and train others WHAT, WHY, HOW
Next group
authentic interaction / epals
encourage participation thru bonuses
teacher cares about what students produce
Next group
try to find authentic language
has teacher role changed: yes, more student centered
challenges: too many options, wide variety of tools
themes: more interactive technologies, how to focus and learn, how to use student inputs
Next group
Flat classrooms, now possible to interact with students from other countries
Now we guide students, don't impose, not center of info as before
Teachers having trouble keeping up with new technology
Difficult to assess learning (tests don't jibe with digital schools; new ways to assess learning needed
We take for granted that students (and teachers) like technology, must consider those that don't
Graham Stanley's group
Tech is part of students' lives (we need to make it relevant)
Focus on pedagogy, not technology (teach content, not the tool)
Integrate tech, not that it's an adjunct
Benefits: motivation, relevance
Use tools students will use outside of class
Challenges: tech fails, etc.
Willy Cardoso's group
blogs: read blogs, then comment, eventually create (interact with real people in real world) - business English students use Linked In
Students know many things we don't
Creation and itegration with publishing
Role of teacher: learn tech AND teaching with Technology (a third language)
ESP networks not easy to find
One computer per student in class presents own challenges
How do you correct students
Michael Coghlan's / Carla Arena's group
Drawing on resources that would normally be outside of educational resources; student rings up used car dealer in USA for example
Critical literacy; how to distinguish rubbish
Last group
Students don't use computers at home, poor bandwidth; students might be resistant to tech for these reasons
Cloud computing and teaching - shouldn't be book oriented
gauging feedback if we can't see the students we're interacting with
goal is learning despite change in technologies
Michael Coglan led the group in unconference mode: elicited the following topics (number of those present voting for that topic)
10:00 - 10:15 - Opening/Announcements/Agenda
10:15 - 11:15 - Connecting and sharing experience
11:15 - 11:30 - Coffee Break
11:30 - 11:45 - Discussions
11:45 - 13:00 - Unconference
Afternoon
14:00 - 14:45 - Producing Videos
14:45 - 15:30 - Game to Learn
15:30 - 15:45 - Coffee
15:45 - 16:30 - Tagging
16:30 - 17:00 - Round up session
Claudia Batista: Producing videos with students to develop critical thinking
Graham Stanley: Game to Learn: using online computer games in the English language classroom
Michael Coghan:
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Session notes (Vance)
Notes from PCI July 19, 2010
After introductions, questions reiterated ...
- What is the art of teaching with ICTs?
- Has our role as teachers changed?
- What benefits, issues and challenges are you faced with?
- What themes would you like to discuss at this event?
We break into groups. Mine thinks challenges include- convincing colleagues that IT is important
- Young people are using it, be open to their teaching us
- New things happening all the time, you learn one thing, there's another,
I asked my group about their internet situationsbut students can help
- One has one internet equipped room, rotates 3 teachers, plus computer lab
- Another has wireless but no one brings laptops
- one uses CDs at home, no internet
Comments- we can't wait for preparation, we have to teach ourselves
- Integration in class is a problem, how can we use IT now
One teacher asked her students what they do online:- Orkut,
- messenger,
- search with Google,
students parents consider this a waste of timeBig challenge: there are many online tools for classroom use, but how to know the tools and how to use them
Then I started talking about how students can use internet, how to get into blogging, how to start forming networks via twitter, groups, networks
Bee's report
Next group
Next group
Next group
- Flat classrooms, now possible to interact with students from other countries
- Now we guide students, don't impose, not center of info as before
- Teachers having trouble keeping up with new technology
- Difficult to assess learning (tests don't jibe with digital schools; new ways to assess learning needed
- We take for granted that students (and teachers) like technology, must consider those that don't
Graham Stanley's group- Tech is part of students' lives (we need to make it relevant)
- Focus on pedagogy, not technology (teach content, not the tool)
- Integrate tech, not that it's an adjunct
- Benefits: motivation, relevance
- Use tools students will use outside of class
- Challenges: tech fails, etc.
Willy Cardoso's group- blogs: read blogs, then comment, eventually create (interact with real people in real world) - business English students use Linked In
- Students know many things we don't
- Creation and itegration with publishing
- Role of teacher: learn tech AND teaching with Technology (a third language)
- ESP networks not easy to find
- One computer per student in class presents own challenges
- How do you correct students
Michael Coghlan's / Carla Arena's group- Drawing on resources that would normally be outside of educational resources; student rings up used car dealer in USA for example
- Critical literacy; how to distinguish rubbish
Last groupMichael Coglan led the group in unconference mode: elicited the following topics (number of those present voting for that topic)
This was narrowed down to 4 groups